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Podcast: Walk Among Heroes
Episode: Walk Among Heroes Podcast: Episode 21B - Kenneth 'K.P.' Platt Part 2 (Survived the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor)
Description: Don't miss the conclusion of our two-part interview with Kenneth 'K.P.' Platt. K.P., born and raised in Texas, never graduated high school. He left school permanently in the seventh grade and joined the Army in 1937, two months before his sixteenth birthday. K.P. began his Army career with the 23rd Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. After three years, he transferred to Hawaii and was eventually assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks on the north side of Oahu. On December 7, 1941, K.P. awakened to machine gun fire strafing his b...